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by JordyB 5468 days ago
Doesn't having a secure password on a Post-It note make it insecure? There are plenty of people near me that would just love to look at my emails. But from a hacker point of view Lulzsec would not be able to view your Post-It note password (web-cams and mirrors aside).
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> Doesn't having a secure password on a Post-It note make it insecure?

Technically.

> There are plenty of people near me that would just love to look at my emails.

I just don't think that's actually true for many people. My parents, for instance. Or people with home offices who don't leave the door open when they have crazy parties—or who put their passwords on a piece of paper stuffed in the middle of a book.

The point is that writing your password down, for most people, is actually good advice.